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1991 California Golden Bears football team

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1991 California Golden Bears football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mariucci (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (5th season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington $   8 0     12 0  
No. 8 California   6 2     10 2  
No. 19 UCLA   6 2     9 3  
No. 22 Stanford   6 2     8 4  
Arizona State   4 4     6 5  
Washington State   3 5     4 7  
Arizona   3 5     4 7  
USC   2 6     3 8  
Oregon   1 7     3 8  
Oregon State   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. California played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Led by head coach Bruce Snyder and quarterback Mike Pawlawski, the Golden Bears won the Florida Citrus Bowl, 37–13, finished with a 10–2 record, and climbed from being unranked in the preseason to being ranked eighth in the final AP Poll. California scored 443 points and allowed 239 points in 12 games.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,517 passing yards, Russell White with 1,177 rushing yards, and Sean Dawkins with 723 receiving yards.[3]

During their opening game against the Pacific Tigers, California scored so often that the California Victory Cannon on Tightwad Hill ran out of ammunition. This game remains the only such instance in the cannon's history.[citation needed]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 71:00 p.m.Pacific (CA)*W 86–2438,000
September 141:00 p.m.Purdue*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 42–1839,000
September 217:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 24W 23–2146,715
October 512:30 p.m.at No. 24 UCLANo. 18ABCW 27–2453,859
October 1212:30 p.m.OregonNo. 13
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCW 45–746,000
October 1912:30 p.m.No. 3 WashingtonNo. 7
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 17–2474,500
October 261:00 p.m.San Jose State*No. 10
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 41–2033,000
November 212:30 p.m.USCNo. 10
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCW 52–3070,000
November 91:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 7W 27–1420,790
November 161:00 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 6
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 25–646,000
November 2312:30 p.m.at No. 21 StanfordNo. 6ABCL 21–3886,019
January 1, 199210:30 a.m.vs. No. 13 Clemson*No. 14ABCW 37–1364,192[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Pacific (CA)

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Roster

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1991 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 52 Troy Auzenne Sr
WR 86 Sean Dawkins So
C 59 Steve Gordon Sr
QB 9 Mike Pawlawski Sr
OT 75 Todd Steussie So
WR 3 Brian Treggs Sr
RB 4 Russell White Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 72 Chidi Ahanotu Jr
DB David Wilson Sr
S 23 Eric Zomalt So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Doug Brien So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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The following players were claimed in the 1992 NFL draft.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
2 49 Troy Auzenne Tackle Chicago Bears
7 183 David Wilson Defensive back Minnesota Vikings
8 222 Mike Pawlawski Quarterback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10 277 Steve Gordon Center New England Patriots

References

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  1. ^ "1991 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1991 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Crafty Cal fools Clemson". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.